jpdb beta

square; formal; prim; stuffy

1

formal; official; ceremonious

1

distant; cold; formal

1

transparent; clear

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

engine

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

straight line

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

(something) one does not really mean; insincere

1

finish; completion; the end

1

works cited; references

1

gathering of talented people; group of geniuses

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

voyage; passage; travelling

2

midwinter

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

everyone

4

how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?

1

original story; original version; this volume

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

being lightly dressed

1

to be transparent; to show through

1

bra

1

romantic comedy; rom-com

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

one's home; one's house

2

Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation

1

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

1

soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)

1

discriminatory; discriminative

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

consideration; taking into account

1

national holiday; public holiday

1

should do; ought to do

1